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C96400 Copper-nickel vs. EN AC-45500 Aluminum

C96400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96400 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN AC-45500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
70
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.0
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.1
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.6 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 62.3 to 71.3
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 32
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1